Legal Opinion
Transwestern Pipeline Co. v. Kerr-McGee Corp.
Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit
Decided February 26, 1974No. 73-1521PublishedCited by 6 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BARRETT, Circuit Judge.
Transwestern Pipeline Company, (Transwestern), appeals from the dismissal of its three count complaint filed against Kerr-McGee Corporation, (Kerr-McGee), the United States of America, and Olen F. Featherstone, et al., wherein it had attempted to prevent Kerr-McGee from mining potash from under one of its natural gas compressor stations.
The area in dispute is Section 31, T 20 W, R 32 E, NMPM, Lea County, New Mexico. The land is located within the Carlsbad Potash Basin, (Basin). The Basin is approximately twenty miles by thirty-eight miles and has been mined since 1931.
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